Metro COG

The West Fargo Safe Routes to School study team wants to hear from you!

Community feedback is an important part of the planning process as we work to improve walking and biking access for students and families throughout the West Fargo Public Schools district.

Please visit the project webpage to learn more about our online engagement opportunities, including the survey and interactive comment map:
https://www.fmmetrocog.org/West-FargoSRTS/parent-survey

You can also join us at one of our upcoming public engagement events:

📍 Bike Safety Rodeo at Rendezvous Park
🗓 Tuesday, May 12 | 5–7 PM

📍 Public Input Event at Liberty Middle School
🗓 Wednesday, May 13 | 4:30–6:30 PM

We look forward to hearing your ideas and feedback as we help shape safer and more connected routes to school throughout the West Fargo School District!

What are these? And why are they all over right now?

Every five years Metro COG conducts traffic counts throughout the Fargo-Moorhead area. These counts allow engineers and planners to gauge current traffic and plan for future traffic conditions in order to plan accordingly. These counts are used in Metro COG’s travel demand model, are used by local jurisdictions and others.

The black hoses 'tubes' across the roadway count vehicles by detecting bursts of air each time a vehicle's tires runs over the tube.

The boxes with a pole (often attached to a traffic signal or light pole) are cameras used to automatically count vehicles. These are often installed along busier roadways so crews don't need to be within the roadway.

Metro COG is contracting these counts throughout the spring, summer, & fall, however the majority of the counts will be taken in April.

Clay County Public Health is looking for the public's assistance in determining how to spend nearly $130,000, which was received from the Minn Pollution Control Agency. To provide your input please visit the link below. Online input as well as several public open houses will be held to gather input. https://claycountymn.gov/2178/Clay-County-MPCA-Settlement

The MN Dept. of Transportation invites the public to an open house on Wednesday, Oct. 15th from 5 to 7 pm, with a presentation at 5:30 pm, for the I-94 Corridor Study in Moorhead. Online engagement is also being held. To find out more, please visit:

I-94 Hwy 336 to Red River Bridge - MnDOT I-94Hwy 336 to Red River Bridge